REG - Barclays PLC Unite Group PLC - Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
21/08/2025 14:30
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RNS Number : 3114W Barclays PLC 21 August 2025
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 20 Aug 2025
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security: 25p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 4,398,393 0.90% 809,588 0.17%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
762,710 0.15% 4,033,659 0.82%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,161,103 1.05% 4,843,247 0.99%
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
executive
options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
25p ordinary Purchase 183,408 7.2690 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 172,847 7.3147 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 115,846 7.3225 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 54,668 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 46,465 7.3168 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,049 7.2998 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 25,149 7.3182 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,891 7.3196 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 13,040 7.2941 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 12,309 7.2762 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,834 7.3031 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,455 7.2927 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,991 7.3248 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,557 7.2878 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 3,435 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,629 7.3041 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,493 7.2943 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,469 7.3030 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,995 7.3123 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,939 7.3025 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,869 7.3175 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,726 7.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,443 7.3119 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,346 7.3125 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,262 7.3188 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,234 7.2980 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 871 7.3211 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 779 7.3239 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 725 7.2844 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 714 7.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 707 7.2834 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 601 7.3051 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 495 7.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 324 7.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 297 7.2709 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 131 7.2812 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 122 7.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 103 7.3210 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 89 7.2837 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 84 7.2859 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 82 7.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 71 7.2623 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 51 7.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 21 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 7 7.3039 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 98,920 7.2852 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 87,754 7.3186 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 54,388 7.3042 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 48,217 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 41,455 7.2954 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 35,946 7.2693 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,022 7.3188 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 25,651 7.2893 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 24,184 7.3199 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21,662 7.2799 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,441 7.3198 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,734 7.3148 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,355 7.2875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,003 7.3196 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,949 7.3124 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,682 7.3055 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,737 7.2754 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,470 7.3175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,447 7.2830 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,160 7.2900 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,931 7.2700 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,888 7.3144 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,460 7.2951 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,977 7.3100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,780 7.3112 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,377 7.3114 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,056 7.2862 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,753 7.3123 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,700 7.3034 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,555 7.2907 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,378 7.3193 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,211 7.2824 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,848 7.3072 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,745 7.3097 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,346 7.3125 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 956 7.3225 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 894 7.2903 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 862 7.2668 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 843 7.2703 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 739 7.2692 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 714 7.3150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 593 7.3050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 586 7.3036 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 570 7.2896 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 431 7.2712 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 193 7.3250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 181 7.3025 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 91 7.2750 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 82 7.2950 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 21 7.3000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2 7.2952 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 7.2800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1 7.2775 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 461 7.2666 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 356 7.2667 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,171 7.2683 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45 7.2690 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 739 7.2692 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 843 7.2703 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 46 7.2750 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,737 7.2755 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 673 7.2791 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,211 7.2824 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,447 7.2830 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 439 7.2871 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 214 7.2890 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 244 7.2891 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 104 7.2893 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,642 7.2915 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 792 7.2920 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,460 7.2951 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,167 7.2953 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 181 7.3025 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 586 7.3036 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 51 7.3044 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 39 7.3052 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 83 7.3063 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 330 7.3064 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,848 7.3072 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,745 7.3097 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 489 7.3121 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,176 7.3122 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 105 7.3146 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,484 7.3148 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 217 7.3149 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 88 7.3167 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,364 7.3175 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,003 7.3196 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,441 7.3198 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,948 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8 7.3242 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 297 7.2709 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,309 7.2762 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,493 7.2943 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,715 7.2952 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,672 7.2957 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,939 7.3025 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,469 7.3030 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,834 7.3031 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 601 7.3051 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,225 7.3097 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,443 7.3119 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,182 7.3174 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,149 7.3182 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,691 7.3191 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,891 7.3196 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 40,161 7.3200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 103 7.3210 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 871 7.3211 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,991 7.3248 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,533 7.3250 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,855 7.3253 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 722 7.2839 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 23,210 7.3194 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 9 7.2955 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 2,165 7.3077 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
relates
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of Exercise price per
security securities unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of Dealings Details Price per unit (if
security applicable)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement
to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? No
Date of disclosure: 21 Aug 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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